Donny Tuimaseve (born 17 April 1999) is a Samoan athlete. He competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Australia, as well as in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games.
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| Full name | Donny Tuimaseve | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Samoan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1999 Vaiafai, Samoa | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tuimaseve was born in Vaiafai on the island of Savaiʻi.[1]
He competed in the 2017 Pacific Mini Games, winning a gold medal with a throw of 63.73m.[2] At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018 he came 10th in his qualifying round, with a throw of 67.78m.[3] Following the competition he took a three year break from the sport to work as a Mormon missionary in the Philippines.[2]
At the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan he won gold in the javelin with a throw of 69.05m.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ "Donny TUIMASEVE". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Loreta Kelemete (24 June 2022). "Samoan Javelin Thrower Returns from LDS Mission to Win Gold Medal at Pacific Mini Games 2022". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's Javelin results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (23 June 2022). "Tuimaseve throws gold for Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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